Governors

The Governors of Holy Family School are a hard working group of volunteers from across our school and parish community.

Mrs Catherine Grand
Chair of Governors / Link Governor for Behaviour and Bullying

Mr Piero Maggio
Chair of SDC / Link Governor for Special Educational Needs / EYFS

Mrs Rachel Smith
Safeguarding Governor / LAC / Mathematics Link Governor

Father Peter Kirkham
School Chaplin

Mrs Karen Hunt
Local Authority Governor Link Governor for Assessment Information / Link Governor for EYFS

Mr Jonathon Kirton
Foundation Governor, GDPO, Chair of the Finance and General Purpose Committee

Mr William McGuire
Health and Safety Governor / Link Governor for Religious Education and Catholic Life

The School Governing Body is committed to the general principle of free education. The Governing Body recognises the valuable contribution that a wide range of activities, including school visits, residential experiences and clubs, can make towards all aspects of pupils’ education. The Governing Body would accordingly wish to promote and provide as far as possible such activities as part of a broad and balanced curriculum for the benefit of pupils of the school. We do, however reserve the right to make a charge for the some activities which may from time to time be organised by the school. Please see the policy below.

Charging & Remissions Policy_Review Summer 2019

2018 HFS Parent Governor Elections

2018-appendix-1c-qualificationdisqualification-form

2018 – appendix – 1a nomination form

April 2018-parent-ballot-form

Parent governor letter Mar 2018

Who are our Governors?

Name: Catherine Grand

Governor Type: Parent

Catherine with her husband and three young children who all attend Holy Family Catholic Primary School.

Date joined: July 2016

Responsibilities: Chair of Governors

I have three children who attend Holy Family Catholic Primary School so I am a busy mum but also I am a partner in a firm of solicitors. As an accredited member of Resolution with a specialism in Domestic Violence and Private Law I have a friendly manner and a practical way of dealing with matters which puts people at ease.
I joined the Governing Body in July 2016 and hope to use my skills and experiences to support the work of the school on their journey of rapid improvement. I became Chair of Governors on 1st January 2018.

Name: Piero Maggio

Governor Type: Foundation

Date joined: September 2010

Responsibilities: I am currently supporting the induction of our new chair of governors, Catherine Grand.

I am married to Louise, with two children; Oliver who attends Class 4 at Holy Family and Millie who has just left Class 6 in July. As with most families, we enjoy spending as much time as we can together and broadening our children’s experiences.

In my professional life, I studied to be an engineer and have worked in the Energy Sector since being at University. This has been highly challenging and rewarding, with a lot of focus on climate change and generating electricity without harming the environment. I have worked for EDF Energy for the past 17 years, managing teams at the Coal fired power stations near Retford, but recently I have moved working locations to our Renewable Division in Durham. This next chapter in my career is to focus on renewable forms of energy such as onshore & offshore windfarms and large battery storage. The skills that I have tried to transfer across into my governor role are my team building, people development and financial management, recognising that without skilled staff and sufficient resources we will not met our objectives.

Piero Maggio with his wife and two children.

I have served on the Governing Body for the last 6 years, becoming Chair Of Finance and now Chair of Governors for the last 3 years. It continues to be a real privilege to lead the other members, who volunteer their time (mostly evenings or sacrificing days off in the week), to work with the school to carry out their governor duties. This is evident when they share reports with examples of great work that they have seen in the school.